Job Summary
Please read the following job description thoroughly to ensure you are the right fit for this role before applying.
We are one of the largest NHS trusts in the country - providing acute and specialist care to over 1.3 million people each year in central and north London and beyond. With a global reputation for ground-breaking research and innovation as well as excellence in education, we offer huge expertise across a wide range of clinical specialties. We employ almost 16,000 staff and have income of £1.7bn.
Together with Imperial College London and two other NHS trusts, we form one of six academic health science centres in the UK - focused on translating research into better patient care. We also host one of 20 National Institute for Health Research biomedical research centres in partnership with Imperial College London.
We are proud of our achievements, which include one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS, maintaining our 'outstanding' rating for both our maternity units following a re-inspection by the CQC, meeting the majority of our operational targets, improving our NHS staff survey results for the third year in a row and progress on a range of major development programmes.
Our mission is to be a key partner in our local health system and to drive health and healthcare innovation, delivering outstanding care, education and research with local, national and worldwide impact.
Main Duties of the Job
This is a vitally important leadership role at the heart of the trust, working with executive colleagues to ensure service and performance delivery. The Chief Operating Officer will ensure we continue to deliver the highest standards of treatment and care effectively and safely. Our new Chief Operating Officer will play a visible role in leading our positive culture. Our values - to be kind, aspirational, expert and collaborative - are central to the way in which we all operate and we are committed to building a genuinely fair and inclusive organisation for our staff, patients and communities.
If you feel you have the skills, values and experience to take on this challenging and rewarding role, and share our commitment to improving healthcare and a values-led organisational culture, we would welcome an application.
How to Apply:
The preferred method of application is online at: www.odgers.com/93153. If you are unable to apply online, please email: 93153@odgersberndtson.com
About Us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Job Description
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
Person SpecificationEducation Essential
* Masters level qualification or professional qualification or similar experience
Experience Essential
* Successful experience of working at board level within an acute NHS or comparable hospital environment.
* Proven record of leading complex, change and modernisation programmes aimed at improving organisational performance across whole healthcare systems.
* Experience of developing and implementing corporate strategies with a track record of successes in delivering against national and local targets.
* A track record of driving up service standards and efficiencies, and value for money.
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities Essential
* The ability to organise services which comply with required quality, access and financial targets.
* The resilience and perseverance to ensure that these targets and other key organisational goals are reliably and consistently delivered.
* The ability to drive transformational service change, and establish a culture of continuous improvement, across the trust's service portfolio, in particular focusing on reducing variation and eliminating waste.
* Willingness to seek out best practice and learn from others, tailoring this as needed to fit the Trust's unique circumstances.
* The ability to build high performing multi-disciplinary teams with the capability and motivation to deliver against the trust's objectives.
* A strong commitment to the ethos and principles of the NHS - someone who will always seek to 'do the right thing.'
Communication Skills Essential
* A strong communicator, with the influencing and negotiation skills, political astuteness and broader understanding of the NHS required to build positive collaborative relationships both within the Trust and in the broader health system.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Employer Details
Employer Name: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address: Trustwide, London, W2 1NY
Employer's Website: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
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